Rangers Relegated; City Wins, 7-2

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29869, 9 July 1962, Page 15

Rangers Relegated; City Wins, 7-2

New Brighton will replace Rangers in the Hurley Shield premierdivision soccer competition for next season. In the last match of this season's competition, played at English Park on Saturday, City beat Rangers convincingly to ensure that the latter finishes on the bottom of the points table. New Brighton has won the first division. In the last of the firstdivision matches, University beat High School Old Boys to take second placing, one point behind New Brighton Those two teams are now promoted into the-new C.F.A. 100 competition. Two matches in the C.F.A. 100 competition were also played on Saturday, with Nomads beating Technical, and Shamrock drawing with New Brighton. Results were:— HURLEY SHIELD City 7, Rangers 2. KEYS CUP University 4, Old Boys L C.F-A. 100 Nomads 4, Technical 0. New Brighton 1, Shamrock 1. CITY V. RANGERS City made no bones about avoiding relegation when it thrashed Rangers by seven goals to two in the early match at cng.isn Park. This was a City side with a punch, the lorwards Hammering away mercilessly at the Rangers defence. The latter collapsed under the strain It was not good football as the purists would have it. but City gained Its objective in remaining m the premier division for next season

City's best man was J Adams, the left wing He scored a good goal himself, and put the ball across into the centre with good effect He laid on two perfect goals for B Rumbold tn this manner. Rumoold himself was not at all imoressive. and both E. Bennett and W Shannon wasted too much ball. A. Nelson, the right wing, distinguished himself by kicking three successive ■orners behind the goal-line T Mann was best on defence M Shardlow and K Olley, on rhe wings, did their best to infuse some life into the Rangers attack, but their teammates aoneared to be looking forward to the easier standard >f football in a lower grade next season Shardlow scored a great winger's goal, and Olley worked hard for the whole 90 minutes. Goals for City were scored by Rumbold (three). Adam*. Shannon. Bennett and Nelson Shardiow and Olley goaled for Rangers. Mr C. B Anderson was the referee NOMADS V. TECHNICAL Nomads' Irish forward. P MeParland. was outstanding In his side's 4-0 victory over Technical m the C.F A 100 competition at Malvern Park McPartend scored three goal*, helped in the seoring of the fourth and was a 90-minute menace tn

the sorely-pressed Technical oefence.

His tirst goal in the twelfth minute —a 30-yard shot that sped well outside the reach o£ the Technical goalkeeper, R. Storer—tipped the balance Nomads’ way after some even exchanges, and the result was never afterwkrds in doubt.

MeParland picked up a fine pass from P. Rennell to score the second goal, and then returned the compliment after the interval, finding Rennell with a well-placed corner kick that, the Nomads’ captain drove flrsr-tlme into ‘the net. McParland rounded off a fine individual , performance by neatly chipping home the fourth goal late in the game. But if MeParland primarily starred in the role of executioneer, Rennell and C. Banham. the right-half, were the players who made it possible tor him to do so. Banham was a sixth man in most attacks, an indefatigable worker in midfield, and a hard-tackling defender when play was switched to his end of the field Technical never really came to grips with the heavy conditions, and its short pass’-''’ floundered in the mud. Only .7. Higham, on the right wing, was prepared to swing the ball about, but his example was not -opted, and he could do little on his own against ■ solid Nomads' lefence, canably held together by the centre-half, D. Simmonds SHAMROCK v. NEW BRIGHTON Once again staging a late second half recovery, Shamro.k just managed to snatch a 1-all draw against New Brighton in the CF.A 100 soccer match played at Riecarton Domain. The draw was not altogether deserved, as. until the last 20 minutes, Shamrock was a disorganised team, either too tired or too apathetic to rally its potential. Individually the players tried hard enough No-one worked harder than the full-backs. P Flynn and H Verdallan. and the half-backs, H. Taylor and P Barrett. But when each made his effort, the rest of the team showed no inclination to lend support It was not until Taylor attempted to be a one-man team and kept his colleagues near he New Brighton goal m tht final quarter that some semblance of effective activity was aroused in the Shamro. k players. Shamrock then began to show the spark which touched off its progress to th* unofficial coleadership in the Hurley Shield Reward for the late effort was not long in coming, and It was appropriate that the inside forward. J. North, who had worked hard throughout, should score :he equalising goal from a pass by J. Rae. Newlv promoted. New Brighton showed the term expected of a premier-division side Its nassing was crisp and swtfi and the forwards and halves had an understanding which took advantage of the ball distribution

In particular, the centreforward, J. Smit, combined wel with D Shuck and J Proost It was from their effort that Snuck scored the first goal of the match after 35 minutes However, not only the forwards worried Shamrock, for L Droog at full-back, and the goalkeeper. J Can Vliet. allowed their opponents few opportunities to score.

New Brighton's goal was scored by D Shuck, and J North scored for Shamrock Mr A. Coulson was the referee.